Nadal romps to third-round win over Basilashvili at Roland Garros
Nine-time champion Rafa Nadal dropped just one game to thrash Nikoloz Basilashvili and set up a fourth-round clash with Roberto Bautista Agut.</br><a title="Halep - Stephens live online: French Open 2018 final" href="https://en.as.com/en/2018/06/09/other_sports/1528548438_422893.html">Halep - Stephens: French Open 2018 final</a>
Rafa Nadal took another step closer to a 10th French Open with a ruthless 6-0, 6-1, 6-0 third-round thrashing of Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili on Friday.
Nadal romps to win in 100th best-of-five clay match
Fourth seed Nadal eased to the most one-sided victory of his Roland Garros career as his 63rd-ranked opponent, who was playing his first match on Court Philippe Chatrier, was struck down by stagefright.
Basilashvili, 25, hit just five winners and committed 34 unforced errors in a 90-minute horror show.
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It was the 100th best-of-five-set match on clay that Nadal had played in his career. His record now stands at 98-2, with his only two losses coming at Roland Garros.
Bautista Agut up next for Nadal
"Perfection? I don't know about that," said Nadal, who goes on to meet fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut for a place in the quarter-finals.